Pleasureville Historic District

The story

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The Pleasureville Historic District is a village of 105 contributing buildings on 35.1 acres along N. Sherman St. in Springettsbury, York County. Its buildings range from Pennsylvania German vernacular to Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival and Bungalow, with early construction dated 1825 to 1860.

Why it's listed

It was listed in the National Register in 2000 under criteria A and C, with local significance in commerce and architecture. Its significance runs from about 1825 to 1940, covering early development from 1825 to 1860 and a commercial center from 1860 to 1940.

Physical character

The walls are stone and frame on stone foundations, some sided in vinyl or asbestos, under asphalt and standing seam metal roofs. Side-facing gable and gambrel roofs, double-hung windows and enclosed front porches recur, and some houses follow the German plan. The one contributing site is a cemetery with 72 marked graves, used for burials from 1865 to 1929.

Historical context

Emanuel G. Keller bought land in the village in 1859 and built a general store there that operated from 1860 to 1910. The United Brethren Church was built in 1860, and the Pleasureville Relief Association, formed about 1871, built a meeting hall in 1875. The population was 300 in 1886 and 500 by 1907, and the post office closed by 1911. Suburban development began south of the village in the 1920s, with subdivisions abutting it in the 1940s.